Monday, September 7, 2009

Me: Looking at a daytime crescent Moon...just above that tree over there..see it?

Wife: .......No.

Me: Okay, look at the top of that pine over there and then a little to the left...see it?

Wife: .......No.

Me: Alright watch where I'm pointing, the Moon is sitting on top of my finger....see it?

Wife: .........If I say yes will you stop?

This conversation actually took place, the daytime crescent Moon can be a hard target to find but boy is it worth it, looks so majestic in the daytime.

If you're interested you can go here to see the current phase of the Moon and go here to find out where it is. I eventually set up the telescope and took some images for her to see later, which I don't think she did, but hey if she reads the post she will.

Just a reminder, in the early morning hours of this coming Thursday the Moon and Pleiades will be in conjunction, but you can enjoy the coupling late Wednesday evening, just grab some binocs, find the Moon then just off to the left will be the Pleiades, granted you won't have me to point them out to you but you should be good to go on your own.

Mark September 16th. on your calender for an awesome showing of the Slim Crescent Moon, Venus, and...and, the Zodiacal Light, triple whammy. The Zodiacal light will be putting on quite the show for a few days beyond the 16th., until the Moon gets brighter and takes away it's cool soft glow.

First you have to get up a couple hours before Sunrise, leave the glare of the city lights, and look to the east. You will see a faint triangle of light rising up from the horizon, very beautiful. The Zodiacal light is the result of Sunlight reflecting off dust particles left behind by comets and collisions between asteroids, best seen the beginning of fall before Sunrise in the east and spring after Sunset in the west. You may or may not know that the Zodiacal light is responsible for 60% of the skylight on a moonless night.

Bob's wife is cool. He always has a funny story to tell about something funny going on with them. I especially like his Venus story. If you get the chance, ask him about it. It's a classic!

Anyway, great shots Bob. Was that your through your scope, or just zoom lens, or Galileoscope? I saw a really cool Moon on the way up north this weekend, but alas, didn't have the right lens with me. I only took my wide angle lens hoping to catch the Milky Way, naturally forgetting to check the Moon calendar. Lo and behold, the Moon was full and washed everything out. Then, it rained the other nights :(

Thanks for the info on the conjunction and Zodiacal lights. Maybe we can catch those together.

Lol, I think I've killed those stories to death, even told your wife the other night, pretty funny though, maybe not at the time, but still funny. The Moon Shots are all with my Meade 200lxr.

Too bad about the weather but also about the lens, I always take a wide angle and telephoto no matter where I go, you just never know.

I was going to call you about both events, I'll be watching the Moon Pleiades all night, should be closest around 2 am.

The Zodiacal we'll have to go a few miles out of town around 4 am arrival looks to be pretty good as Venus and the Moon have just risen could be an excellent shot if we get a clear horizon, you'll need both telephoto and wide angle.\m/\m/

great shots bob! i didn't know anything about the zodiacal light until i read it hear. it sounds magnificent. i'm pretty sure that i won't be able to view it, but am looking forward to your post on it.

Great shots. My Queen and I are always arguing over whether or not the moon is full. She usually argues that it's a full moon and I usually can see just a sliver shaved off the circumference. So now, in a typical wife way, she has placed a giant calendar on the counter top right next to the back door that shows all the phases of the moon. "Hey," I complained, "That's no fun. Real men use their naked eyeballs!" But she doesn't buy it.

Thanks Jackie, cool you were talking about Quasars with Walter, you are talking some deep astronomy stuff there. Thanks for sharing the update Jackie that is good news and like you said miracles do happen, lets pray this is one, keep the faith!\m/\m/

Oh that conversation with your wife and your remark about her reading your blog was funny. Most spouses of bloggers I know don't read their stuff much, in fact, they think that this whole blog thing is weird. :D

You said that 60% of light on a moonless sky is... wait... there is light on moonless sky other than the light from stars? You must tell us more! :D

When my children were little and they saw the moon out during the day. They asked me why the moon was still out and I told them it forgot to go to bed! LOL! I love seeing the moon during the day and it does happen sometimes here in California. It is really cool to see it. Thanks for sharing this.

Hey Bob I had the same conversation with my husband and Matthew few days ago, the only problem in my conversation, lol, was that they really didn't see it as they were standing where the house was obstructing the view, funny it was only few feet away and can make a such a difference. Your images are surreal Bob, the daylight moon is amazing, not to mention your animations. I still don't know why your sun always looks better, lol.... Anna :)

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Gorgeous pics! And a great pics, you and my hubby share a common interest, I'll turn him onto your site if I can convince him to read a blog *eyeroll* ps. He doesn't read mine either, but I think he'll like yours ;-)

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